Honor guard for Kennedy

A nine-member Armed Forces honor guard slowly carries the flag-draped coffin, covered in plastic, in a strict cadence up to the stone steps of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, also known as the Mission Church.

A nine-member Armed Forces honor guard slowly carries the flag-draped coffin, covered in plastic, in a strict cadence up to the stone steps of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, also known as the Mission Church. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images)

A nine-member Armed Forces honor guard slowly carries the flag-draped coffin, covered in plastic, in a strict cadence up to the stone steps of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, also known as the Mission Church.